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.'' .-- 14-,., '1 1- ,- ' . f I i , - 1 Mil 1 ! "::. 4- 4- ' 5 ,, FRIDAY, ,18, 1820. 1091 VOL. XXI. i '1 - m 7 1 From the London :' Courier J' - - '(. ... ': : ' ' cpioNATipN. ; ; .( Concluded from ouHast Jia f tr ) The Lord ot the Manor of Hejdon, in Eex, claimed to hold the basin afid ewerto 'the, Kinsrwhen hi Majesty cashes beforej dinner, by Tirtile ofone woiety of the tnanor : and to hand the towel by Virtue another moiety of the manor : tq have the towel a?-i5 The DuV of AthoT, who had talen his seat on the tipper bench, by the Dukes of Yorb & Clarence, then rose and presented a pelilfonin his own behalf, ctoimin'as lord oRhe Isle of Man,; to present two - falcons, to his majesty. By acts of.the last reign, the sovereignty of this island was pur chased from the Duke of Ath'ol, the f - tcnureship being; reserved to his. Grace and the ?efice had been performed hV-l.ia nnrcsfdri at the coronation of . " ; . George II. nd by the Duke's grand father at the crowtiing of George III. Owing to the informal wording ot this petition, much conversation ensued; Tlie Duke of Ycrk sngsested (liat a more regular . document should be pre sented. The Duke of Athol said, that the last petition was; in the Claims, and that he had been tmable to get the words ; but on Lord Harrowby observ ing that no doubt the terms would be given, it was arranged that a new pe tition should be presented. Sir GNailor, Clareneeux king of arms, appeared with the petition of Thomas Rider, Esq. lord of the manor of Nether Bilsington, . Kent, claiming to present the King with three maple ; cups, by himself or deputy. I C h a rl es II en ry iLord ri sc ou n t May- Dard, as lord of.the manor or ha stun, at the Mount, Essex, counter-claimed (against lord Abergavenny, noticed in the former report) to serve the of fice of caterer and larderer.i. Mr. Mitchell, of the vote office of the House of Common?, presented a petition, claiming to exercise, by vir tue of his .office, of chief. cn stable of the verge of the palace the duties of " cock and crier," during the progress of the royal coronation. Much ex planation took place between the pe titioner and thq commissioners, and" the petition was eventually received ' although it was considered ;doubtful whether it was not referable to the the board of green cloth. ' ; i Mr. Bellamy,' (of Brief "re-st. West minster, wine merchant) . presented a petiiion,. claiming in ue coniinueu in his office of purveyor of " cider, ale, and spirituoijs liquors" to his- majesty', an office which the petitioner, had ex ercised for mo,rc than 20 vars under ,his late ipajesty George III. Rejected, as being within the arrangement of the board of.grecn clQll).- ' Ttichafd Waldgrave, Esq. for the manor of Great WymondTey, Her.'-, fordsliire, claimed to serve the King with the Grtt cup of silver gilt at din ner, and to have the.cup for his fee 'pi , r t Y l his prupenj luziuciijr pussessseu by the. noble family of Allington, but 'it was a few years since sold, under an act of narliament, by auction. " The Baron'es of Ruth ven, on behalf of her son, aj -minor, Baron Grey de ruthyeniclaimeI that theyoungI3aron .niight.be allowed to carry the king's preat golden spurs beforehis majesty among the regalia in the procession to the Abbey; the service devolving up on Lord.Grfy by descent, from the family f Hastings', Earls of Pembroke, wbo pcrf?:rnicdi it in ancient times. The Hon. R. G. Herbert, (brother of the Earl of Carnarvon) by hi son countei claimed, against the Duke of Noifjilk, as lord of the ( manor ol Biickingi:a:n, Norfolk, the . office ol, chief bntler..' ! "'. : . ' ;' The Earl of Exeter, as possessed of the. Barony of Bedford,' in the. county of Bedford, claimed to execute the of fice of Almoner; and to have for his fes, the silver alms basin, with the distribution 4 of all the silver 'therefn, together with a fine linen Vowel; and all the cloth spread on the ground on which his majeity . walks ; with a ton .of wine, &C. 1 No other claimants appearing, by themscjves or deputies, the court was cleared of strangers. Thelordscom- .missioners continued in- discussion till half past two'oVlock.y.The doors were thenf reopened. - y . V THIRD DAY. V On Saturday at 12 oxlock, the lords constituting Court of Claims, met for .' . ! au.. :1 mhpri, Tamil V of Dvrriocke. This onhe House or Lorrfs: The, Earl of the inWr. ance 5,rerrHos te. Har&v the lord president of the, quentlyvri coi ctcil, topk the chair at the cross service of tie canyjonshm, an the councii, t!lft) Dukes services' were traced from the tune of of York and Gloucester; and on his iff nfpre the Duke of Clarence; Leo- poldipfihce of Saxe.Cobourg, and the Duke of .Ath'ol. At the long table vyere seated Lords 'Amherst, ArdenSaint Helens1, Winchester an Binning:, Sir W; Scott, Sir W.Grant, Sir J. Nicol, Mr. B. Bathurst, Mr. R. P; Carew,&c. ' The first petition presented was tffhat of Douglas, Lord Douglas, claim in to appear in me processiun ui uic corohatiotj,. and to bear the imperial crown of Scotland amongst the sore- Teisn's resalia. Grand Jllmofor. Mr. Wizard pre- pntPi1 a nefition from vm. ' Henry t'trUSik Con f P fni KAflfhrH V U gej tinff forth that, as eldest son and iv i n ii rii' ljau. i ui m. m-'- x. w i K-r nf ihe iate Saml; Whitbread, Esn. i - - - - - - . t - he was seised and possessed of certain parts of the Barony Of Bedford, in the:.fer;any claim ; arid,that it pas there county of Bedford, (jointly with the fore deemed.to be unnecessary to go i Marnuis of Exete r) and tnereDy claim- ing to execute the office of grand al- j moner of Enjland ; to attend .the co j ronatioif, and be the distributor ? in ' alma of certain money collected in a ! silver disli, and of.all the vblue cloth ! I 1 1 J 1 I. i upon wiucn me King warns uciwci the llair and Abbey ; and as the fees I oT that office to hare. the silver alms bason, with the fine linen towel or napkin which covers if, together with a tun of good wine.' The petitioner, as part -proprietor of the Barony of Bedford, claimed the moiety ot these fees.'-. - -: !-. -Some decisions were afterwards pronounced by the lords conmission-j ers, and, to avoiu repeimon, ir may be here stated, that the claims of W. H. Whitbread, Ksq. and the Marquis of Exeter were pronounced to be seve rally allowed. Keference will be made to the king to name which of tbeni he may be pleased to appoint to attend ; at . -the coronation, pro hac vice (for that duty) with & salvo I jure (saving the right) to the other party. The al lowance to the lord almoner, who at tended at the last coronation, the Earl of Exeter, was 305 ounces of gilt plate in two large gilt chased basins ; but tlmsilvpr dish, and the cloth from the i : throne were not allowed, i ' ! i! f . The Canopy. IJenryi Banks; Esq. M. I Georce Banks, Esq. M. P. &c. as Barons of Corff Castle, on behalf of themselves a.nd the other barons put in a claim similar to-that prefer- red at a former court by the narowy ol the Cinque Ports-ito carry over the kinjr in his procession a canopy of i 1 cloth of gold or. purple silk, with a ! gilt silver bell at each corner support- ed by staves covered with silvei. four barons to every stn"; and to have for ! their fees the canopy bells, and'staves, with the privilege 6f dining at a table on the king's right liand. ! Some conversation- arose amongst the lords commissioners! as to the right to prefer such- a petition. The agent who presented the. petition was asked ! bv Lord Harrowby, w hether such a j claim had ever been presented,? The agent was not prepared with a satis factory ustoer ; and on the decisions being subsequently mentioned, this claim was declared to stand adjourn ed till the next court'that further evi dence might be adduced; ! " The IGngs Chawpion. Consider able surprize, was' xcited in the coart by the presentation of a counterclaim to the' King's Championship, the most perfect, . perhaps, jand 1 certainly the most , striking relique of feudalism that has (t,me down to us from the age. s of chivalr'y; This couhter-claini' was pre ferred on behalf of Jr. Dymocke Wells, Esq. an elder son, and the heir of Lord Marmion, desended from the k . i I - Lord of Pontenave, .1 Of I,uttervard ami Srrivelba've, ! 1 Of Tamworth Toiper and Town ? " The Championship was claimed by tenure of grand serjeahtry, Robert de Marmion,- Lord ,o ( Fon ten ey, i h NoK mandy, beings appointed hereditary champion by King rWrilIiain ;1. called the Conqueror, together with. the Cas tle of.Tamwortb and the Manor'of c .1.1' .' . - f t- ! .'" ocnveisoy. yn . ine failure oi male issue, the proper tjf became divided on the', marriage ; of jthe j daughters ; the Castle of Taniworth "passing into the family of Frevile and tlie; Manor of Scrivelsby, with al younger daughter, to Sir T; Ludlow, descendinV to the H vision of Charles II;' The petition er cla,im ed as the lineal heir of Lord marmion, and prayed to be admitted to establish his. claim by the production of proof. . The Lord President expressed, some amazement at ths curious counter claim, according to w'hich one found ed J hisright on the titlevj while thfe other claimed as lord of th0 manor of S c ri velsby ; so 'th at if: possessiqn vf the manor, held on the tenure hereto fore 6et forth, did nol decide to whom the service belonged, there rbust be two champions i This vie wjof the case produced much entertainment at the - i board. Mr. AVilbraliam, the Deputy Clerk i i i - -- s i- . , , ... I of .the Crown office, affotjvards an if nounced, that the court na fi that this petitioned ;had no nghtto pre Lot 1 t J O hiio any eiaiiiiuauwu ui uic .uuiu, the naviculars of which thb claimant had detailed in the memorial. From that detaiV the court, cam'e to such judgment. 4 ! . - j MrTButler, Clerk of the Council, handed to, and Lcjrd Harnwby deli vered in. a petition from the Lord Bi- : shop of Bath and Wells, w jio claimed ot old custom7.7 to assist th Kins: in the precession, walking', onjhis majes ty V left hancl. Prhe Bish m ofjl)ur ha in walks, on thet King's right hand." l he Jiishop or tjatn anu y ens' peti tion was subsequently declared to be allowed. I '. -. . ' ! ; - :;::. : CJiief Butler of Ireland. --Sir G. j Naylor, attended by the Hon. C. But- j ler, (the'petitiqner's brothel ) preseur edla petition on behalf of tl e Marquis Ormorid, claiming to act a the coro- nation as chief Butler of Ireland, and asjsuch to serve the King w th the first , cup of wine, and to have tjje cup for his fee thus counter aiminjr the 1 right of the Lord of the Manor of Great I Wymondley, Hertfordshire, VTilliam i : Great Ch a in berla ?i. M f. Stirling, iu ii." (son of the coroner for Middlesex) presented a pelition on the part of Hush Percv.Duke of Northumberland, who claimed through the ralationship think the rwtitron stated) of John ;de vere, ah I'.art ot tlxtord the rights, privileges andfees attached to the ancierit oftice of liord Grea Chamber- lain of EnglaridJ to have and lodgings in ti e living's court at Halt times ; to bring, on the day of the roy- al (coronation, hi majesty'!; shirt, cnf, and weanng clotlies ;)to pare, alter the king has gon forth by relied, the bed and all the him anna i 1 ..it.- urniturc of the chamber in which his maiesfv shall sleep'the, night bpfore the" coronation. This counter claim" was in form of. a memorial. -1 further set forth that the claim was not now urged Jpr the pur poses of the present coronation, and against petition preferred on-a former day by Lord Gwvder, claiming to be the Lord Great Cfiamberliini it was presented with a view only of inbfain- of the' righ t. After some discussion, .the petition or ( memorial was received; Lord Harroivjby then inquired whe- tner there were jany other clai mints who had petitions to prefetj but none answered to the call. . ; ' Decisions on the'Cld 7 ! '11 ims. : d, as there The Lord Prudent sal a no other petitioner on the present occasion, the court would now proceed to hear evidence! and-to decide on the claims ready prefer re'd, taking the petitions in ;theforder in which they had:been pfesentedHf ? 1 ; j4 Sir Gi Nayloi appeared wlthdAcu. nienrs, ueensrOLCf to estaonsn ine ciaim 0 t . tnevi)u k ot ;JN o r to I k to the, manor of V yrksomor Worksop, jin j Noting hamshire : held of the Kin in capites by the service of the tenth part of a Knight's fee ; ahd by the service1 of finding the King a right-hand glove at his coronation ;-"apd ' to upport his right arra that day, sd; long as vhisni'a jestyshould hold'the sceptre. 1 t"jfo; person appeared: in support of tne claim preferred by the Hon; R G. Herbert, hhe brother- of the Earl of Carnarvon) as lord., of the' manor; of BuckinghamV in! Norfolk i td' perfirrni the office of chief Kutler of i Enkland. A counter claim airatust he Duedf Norfolk. !.'.- - ......I;-, rl7 -' - - 1 4 Chief'- Jarderer,jrSir: s Vizard ap- geant of th iilvcrrsuilerythefees peared ioJsipport' the c&ttnfc -haveall jtnittver .dishes of MrisEstcourt, on that day ! to' the. '.. (office- of;chief.la'i'defer riil ;tt haye';IJ.Kih:ta ' foihis fees khe'D ' and Cdm thenarder beel mut ton j; bacon tue, of, tenure by grand sergean try, auu ag npiuing an .esiaie caueu . je Moyne, in Gloucestershire under 'the same title F but it did not appearthat this claim had lever before ; been pre ferred. M;, , V;'' ;:.f;;;:?: Mr." Rowland next presented him self to the c,ou ft on beha If of th e firs t petitioner, th e Earl of Al bergaveniiy, who claimed, a loiil of the manorof Scoulfon,alias BourdeIies,in the coun ty of Norfolk, to perform the office of -dvi ef 1 an fer, by hi m s elf or his depu ty,, the aid Mr, Rowland, Mr. R. adduced proofs that the ahctor of JLord Abergavenny, in. right- ot this ! I - - a. ' f . rn manor, had periormeu this otticc in the reigns ?of rfidward I, and III ; Ri chard II. when RalplrNeville, Lord of Raby, was created Earl orWestmore- land ; Henry ly ; h,dward VI ; James II ; Queen Anne; and George I.. II. and III. r , 'i:ui . Air. Bel'tz, Portcullis, college of; arms, attended with Mr. V ade, stew- ! ard of the manor of Eastori at the Mouhf jh Ithe county of Essex, knd j pro v ed - the fpHssession on t he' par t . of Lord Viscount Maynard,- who couii ter claimed against Lonl Abergaven ny Lord May n ard holds the estate by the same tenure ; but appeared1 to have performed" the office only in the reign of Charles II. at the coronation of that monarch, the then Lord Aber gavenny being then ill. I Lord Abergavenny's title, and that of Lord Maynard, were, admitted ; but but Mr. Escourt's tlaim'was deferred till next courtfurther evidence being required. f i '-i 7gA Constable of Scotland. Wir. Beltz then appeared with proof in support of the claim whiclr had been preferred by the Earl of Errol (a mi nor) with consent of his guanlian, the Marquis of TVeedale and Viscount Melville to walk in procession of the high constable of Scotland (by his de puty, ;tho larquis of Hutitly,) with coronet and' staff. Proofs received but we did not hear any judgment pronounced. -. v . ' . Chief Cnp-bearer.,..VJp. Wiltshire, Esq. .as. lord of the' manor-of Great Wymondly, appearetl in support of his claim to pre ent the King, at the c o ron ation dinne r, w ith the first cup of drink the cup tobe of silver, gilt &c. The manor descended to the no ble family of Allington ; and the pre sent owner V purchased the'Jmanor (i t being sold under an act of parliament) of the . Earl of Grosvenor. .tjfn support of th e tit 1 e , M r. W i I sh i re proj u ced parchments bearing elate in the reign of Kdward I.' which had been handed to him by Lord G r cis ye no r. C 1 ai in allow ed. The lord of the mahbr, attendeI by his assistants, at thq coronation fes tival, goes, to the cupboardy and bri ngs his majesty his first cup of "drink in a si 1 v e r bowl, gi 1 1, w hich he presents to the King on his knee', arid his, ma jesty; haying drunk thereof, returns the (uriu mm, wuica. ue receives i.ur. uis fee. ;J j ' ". ir ?v j As the parties interested in otfer ciavms were not in attendance to ad duce the evidence. required: lord Har rowby ordered the court to be cleared. Strangers were, absent froni'2 to 3 oV clock. Oil the re-admittance of stran- gersy. ' j- .,,5 ri-j:. -;r .---"vv',-f i?-- . Lord Harrowby stated that: the Deputy-clerk of the Ciown -office 'ould name those claims vhicli ; had Jbcen al lowecl.!; 1 ": ', -i :h ':M '. Mr Wilbraham then read the list of blaiims upon 'v!which the court had pronounced judgments A pToroid; repetitions, ras: already mentioned, some of the judgments are given above, toiiowing the claims -in ixne orqer oi ;their.i;be preferred claredf ; .'thaif-iVi'j Campbellj' Ejsqs Lord of the Manor of Leston , ' in Es sex, was en tit led to bring in and pre sent to the King, as he sits at the-. co ronation dinner, five or more waters j and o have4"or his fee all the instru ments of silver, &c. used about the same,' together 'with certain ; propor tions of ingredients.' ir.d liveries foe himself and two That the Duke of Montrose, as Mas ier of the; Horse to ih-Ktn Avasnl titled to attend t!je coronation as ser- ;;1 monality of jihp city jofj London wero u i ' or and twelve citizens tobe brtheni chosen, to attend tlicl Coronation din ner and ! atssistheXhief Bu tl er and to sit ,t-a table:' n ext; the i iju pboard 1 oa the left side bf the Iall. . rThe X,ord Mayor (Bridges) to fee eve the King af. ter dinner with Jwiniina( gold cup, and to have the tun and its . cover for' his fee. r(Va;;?gold will weigli twenty; gold;;;!;b-t.iPi"i , yriie Lotd Gwyder cup and. cover opnees of pure was, en titled tov act as Lo r d Js rear iamberlain; of- Eland, : -i ff V .f That the Barons of the Cinque' Ports vc re privileged to carry. the canopy- over the kin ii.' TfiatnMiomWRiderJ Esq. as Lord of the Manor I of Nethe r Bilsington Kent, vvas to perform the -serviceiof presenting tmb KinjwJOi Jtliree maplo cups on the dlay bfhis! (coronation.- It was afterwards declared i that tbia claim would be further considered. That'Peter SoamlElqL as Lord of the fanor of HeydOnl Essex, held'onfe mo J e ty of th e sai d inajn or Dv tne ser- - . t vice of holding the towel to the Kink washing before dinner, i iaml the other femoiety by the service of holding the basin and ewer the claim of fee be ing only allowed as to the towel only. That the BaronW Grey do Ruthyii (a! minor, and who cl!almed!thrd, and with the consent of :her ! guardians,) was entitled to carry he King's, gol den spurs among the regal ii in the procession , to .the Abbey ; claimed as tbe descendant of the fahrily of Hast i n gs y .-Earls -j o f Pe in brok e , ; w 1 u pe rk formed the service ill! ancient time. ; l ;ThaJ;iheciaimdri Jlivard; J. f)jr moek, as Lord of tlie manor of, Scri yelsby, to appear as Ithe lKinrg's Cham- ' pio n , was es tabl i she d j alid alio wect j to perHirm thefoffice jby lijliis Deputy, VY illiam Reader, Esq. son of the Bar-' rister. .!' -!-:;: :Hf'MF'';;, ?': .That the -Mayor and-. Burgesses of uxioru, ny cinarier, nyvere eniined to serve in the office of bqtlership to the Kingj with the s . of "London, &c. ; to have tlireef maplcc cups for '. their tee ; and ex gratia regis); to tlje, Mayor of Oxford! a Jhigh gilt bowl' . and cover, richly chased, of 1 10 oun-, cesj as a gift jfrotn the King to that ci-' ty, with his majesty's airina; engraved' on;it; :":.. 10 ,i I;! Vr. , j lliat tlje Duke pt Athol, who re tains the tenureship by Grand Ser geantrythe :Cr6wn:naving. purchased tlie rights of jSotereignty of the Isle of Man, was to prjbrm the 1 honorary'., service of nresentinj? two falcons 'to the king onjthe day of his Corona tion. That the Dean and Chanter of i Westminster .were allowed their claim to instruct toe Kingli n f jtlie rights;aiui .: cemonles iisel Utf the j coronation ; . to assist the jArchbtsI op. of Canterbu ry in the performance! of the service, consideration of thexo 1 1 c rcla i m a wou I tl be resumedai the nexj!iouct: fqrthei4 ' evidence b e qg requ i r;ed f; f n a m e I y , (bed sides those jajready mehtjbned) in the cases of the Duke of jorfbl k, as Lord of the; Manor of KerininghalU Nor- , folk, to pertorm the ?office of Chief 1 Butlerof gnVland j; ifieIon. R; G. ; Herbert asl Lord 'off tlie Manor of TBuckjngham Norf6lkl jfbr the same opce f ; and ;bi4':yp&a8s'to"-i appear- ; in the( procefsiotf anil bearf the Imptf rial Crown f Sc6tlai: fr T ; . The-Lord President io f the Council .. then declaretl that - this Court would " . adjoujrri to Fjriflaf jjuie 16 and Ithb . deputy sergeahttaa cusV ; tpmary ;(Qrrnt announced the Court to bie accordingly adjourned tilt that iday. 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